Dorie Murrey
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1943 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cass Technical (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College | Detroit Mercy (1963–1966) |
| NBA draft | 1966: 2nd round, 12th overall pick |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1966–1972 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 25, 41, 40 |
| Career history | |
| 1966–1967 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1967–1970 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1970 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1970–1972 | Baltimore Bullets |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,683 (4.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,555 (4.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 226 (0.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Dorie S. Murrey (born September 7, 1943) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (2.03 m) 215 lb (97½ kg) forward and he played collegiately at the University of Detroit Mercy. He has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1966 to 1972. He was originally selected with the second pick in the 2nd round of the 1966 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.[1] He was taken in two expansion drafts. In 1967 he was made available by the Pistons to be selected by the Seattle SuperSonics, and in 1970 he was made available by the Sonics to be selected by the Portland Trail Blazers.[2] He was traded 3 games into the 1970–71 season, on October 10, 1970, by the Trail Blazers to the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for a 1971 2nd round draft choice (Rick Fisher).[3] During his six-year NBA career Murrey averaged 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 357 career games.
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
[edit]Source[4]
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–67 | Detroit | 35 | 8.9 | .402 | .593 | 2.9 | .3 | 2.8 |
| 1967–68 | Seattle | 81 | 18.4 | .436 | .689 | 7.4 | .8 | 7.3 |
| 1968–69 | Seattle | 38 | 12.2 | .387 | .639 | 3.9 | .6 | 5.6 |
| 1969–70 | Seattle | 81 | 13.3 | .446 | .731 | 4.4 | .9 | 5.5 |
| 1970–71 | Portland | 2 | 10.0 | .167 | .818 | 3.5 | .5 | 5.5 |
| 1970–71 | Baltimore | 69 | 10.1 | .448 | .653 | 3.1 | .4 | 3.2 |
| 1971–72 | Baltimore | 51 | 8.3 | .381 | .615 | 2.5 | .3 | 2.2 |
| Career | 357 | 12.6 | .425 | .679 | 4.4 | .6 | 4.7 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Baltimore | 16 | 5.8 | .481 | .636 | 2.1 | .1 | 2.1 |
| 1972 | Baltimore | 1 | 1.0 | – | – | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 17 | 5.5 | .481 | .636 | 1.9 | .1 | 1.9 | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 1966 NBA Draft Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, basketballreference.com
- ^ All-Time NBA Expansion Draft Results Archived 2008-01-16 at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com
- ^ Dorie Murrey, Blazers History
- ^ "Dorie Murrey NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Dorie Murrey NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
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